Curved Stereoview photo shows Black troops on a wide street in plantoon formation. The street is lined with tall, spacious buildings. The caption says: “1917-Colored soldiers in Platoon Formation.” The left margin reads “Keystone View Company Manufacturers, Publishers, Made in...
The curved stereoview photo shows Black troops standing in formation during a train stop. The caption reads “19118–The left margin reads “Keystone View Company Manufacturers, Publishers, Made in USA, Copyrighted, Underwood and Underwood” The right margin reads: “Meadville, Pa,. New...
Curved stereoview photo shows Black soldiers with mess plates standing outside in small group. Caption reads: “19108 — Supper Is Over and the Day’s Work is Done–Colored Troops Washing Their Supper Dishes.”
Curved stereoview photo shows Black troops in formation with houses in distance. Caption reads “19105–Colored Troops of the South Lined Up for Democracy.” The left margin reads “Keystone View Company Manufacturers, Publishers, Made in USA, Copyrighted, Underwood and Underwood” The...
Curved stereoview photo shows Black troops in line for mess. they are walking up wooden steps to a wooden building. The caption says “19106–Come On Boys! Every Man is On the Job at Mess Time. Colored Troops” The left margin...
Curved stereoview photo shows Black troops in formation near a barracks. Caption reads “19104–Descendants of Slaves Fighting for Freedom from the Prussian Yoke.” The left margin reads “Keystone View Company Manufacturers, Publishers, Made in USA, Copyrighted, Underwood and Underwood” The...
Curved stereoview photo shows Black troops aligned for inspection in France. The caption reads: “18663–Soldiers of the Allies Knew Neither Color Nor Creed in The Big Fight for Victory–Review of Troops at Marseilles.” The left margin reads “Keystone View Company...
Curved stereoview photo shows a line of Black soldiers going to Mess. The buildings look like those at Camp Upton, NY. The caption says “19099– Colored Boys Awaiting Dinner Call–Engineers of the Signal Corps Lining Up for Mess, National Army.”...
Curved stereoview photo shows a large ship with huge group of Black soldiers sitting and standing as they depart for France. The caption reads “14339 — Brave colored officers and men off for France, eager for their share of the...
Panoramic Photograph of Military Training of Black officers at Fort Des Moines, in Iowa, 1917. The photograph has cursive writing in white across the top of the image saying: “Reserve Training,” “Captains Camp Ft. Des Moines, IA,” “Oct. 16th, 1917,”...
PHOTO SHOWS THE 1919 CHAMPION BASKETBALL TEAM. SOLDIERS FROM THE 357th INFANTRY/90th DIVISION ARMY LEAGUE IN FRANCE —RIGHT ON THE BORDER WITH NAZI GERMANY WRITTEN ON THE BASKETBALL ARE THE CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIFICS. ON THE REVERSE OF THE PICTURE, GRANDPA HAS...
Black troops included in a parade in Waterloo Iowa
Photo shows Black soldiers at drill practice. Caption under photo reads: “Colored Infantry, Camp Dodge, Iowa” Back has message to “Sis” and is addressed to “Miss Esther Bains, Rock Island, Illinois” Cancel mark is “Des Moines, Iowa, Dodge Branch” Left...
Photograph shows a large group portrait of Black American officers from the 5th Provisional Company seated and standing in front of a building at the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917. This...
Photo postcard shows the toppled statue of Frederick III with several White men and one Black American soldier at the left. Friedrich III (1831 – 1888) was the German emperor and king of Prussia for 99 days. The sculpture, commissioned...
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